Real Madrid midfielder Federico Valverde has revealed that the reason he hugged Carlo Ancelotti after scoring in the Club World Cup final was because he won a bet. Bet on the Italian boss.
Valverde scored two goals as expected in a 5-3 win over Al Hilal in Morocco on Saturday, February 11.
However, it is noticed that after successfully delivering the ball into the goal The Uruguay international, who arrived from Penarol, ran over and hugged Ancelotti in a very happy manner, which the 24-year-old said was because he won a bet on the boss.
“I focus on what I do. It’s a wonderful pressure. I don’t want my coach to retire. If I score a goal I’m going to hug him,” Valverde said.
Ancelotti explained that “I made a bet with him. But I think he will score more than 10 goals this season.
“If he scores four more goals I will be able to keep my coach’s license! He surprised us. He can do well both in midfield and on the wing.”
In September, Ancelotti lined up with Valverde to help him improve his goalscoring career, saying he would retire from coaching if the Latino netted every season. The list did not reach double digits as he had never previously scored more than three goals for the club in a season.
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